LANCASTER COUNTY, S.C. — A bluish cloud spotted over the Lancaster County water plant on Riverside Road Monday morning led to a hazmat situation.
Crews have reopened Riverside Rd At Hwy 5 in Lancaster County. Haz Mat situation at the water plant is now clear. No injuries. No evacuations. pic.twitter.com/9I1wDq0paV
— Greg Suskin (@GSuskinWSOC9) October 7, 2019
Emergency crews were called to the water plant off Highway 5 near the Catawba River. The road was shut down after reports of a chemical leak at the plant.
The utility company said that a very small amount of chlorine dioxide, which is used to disinfect drinking water, leaked and formed a fog.
The Department of Health and Environmental Control was contacted, but the chemical was shut off and the leak was contained.
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There were no evacuations or injuries and no impact on the drinking water.
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